They are weird!
First, my apologies to Chip Evans, a friend from my Nevada days. He writes a Monday newsletter called “Weekly Sift,” and if you haven’t read it yet, you should. I haven’t looked back at his latest issue for two days, but it is stuck in my mind, so if I repeat some of his lines, it’s not plagiarism, it’s a compliment!
Let me assure you that J. D. Vance did not have a consensual carnal relationship with his couch. Some ugly rumors are all over the internet contending he did, and I’m sure they are all false, and without any factual basis at all. Far be it from me to further such base accusations.
But, you see, someone posted that bit of “information” and even said that he wrote about it in his book, Hillbilly Elegy. It painted such a picture in people’s minds that they just punched that “share” button without bothering to see if it was true. The story went viral in a day! Let me now assure you he wrote no such thing in his book.
But it makes no difference. If he denies it, lots of people will say, “Sure, he’ll deny it. Nobody would admit to that!” If he says nothing, lots of people will believe there might be some truth to the story, and he’s ashamed to admit it now. It’s a lose/lose situation for J. D. Vance.
It’s pretty much the same tactic that averred that Obama was born in Kenya. Trump just kept repeating that line, and no amount of denial, birth certificates, or Hawaiian newspaper announcements would make the picture of Obama with a bone in his nose by a grass hut go away.
I am so gratified to see Democrats give up the defensive response of “That’s not true!” Or “Here are the facts.” It doesn’t work. Many people believe it is true, because Trump would never lie (would he?), or they have their own “alternative facts.”
I see advertisements for ribbed couch cushions “to increase your pleasure,” and Tim Walz, the new vice presidential nominee, said he would be glad to debate J. D. Vance if he would get off his couch and show up. Kamala used the word “couch” in a sentence as a verb, not a noun, and still got giggles from the audience.
In bayonet training in the Army, my instructors emphasized that blocking, parrying, and making other defensive moves will not win the fight. One must thrust and slash to win the fight. There are two kinds of bayonet fighters, they said: The Quick and the Dead.
So I am loving the attack. Yes, Trump and Vance are weird! Weird as hell!
Do you brag about grabbing women by the …..? Neither do I. We must be normal then. They are weird!